Battlefield studio DICE is reportedly working on a battle royale mode project

Because of course they are.

In case it wasn't the most bleedingly obvious direction for the world's most popular large scale FPS studio, DICE is reportedly working on a battle royale project. Specifically, a battle royale mode for this year's Battlefield V.

The origin of the rumour is VentureBeat, which cites "someone with knowledge of the studio who asked to remain anonymous". According to that report, the studio is currently testing its take on the mode. It's unclear whether it will launch with Battlefield V, or come later (or indeed, be abandoned).

It makes sense that DICE would pursue the battle royale genre: Fortnite and PUBG are obviously massive, Radical Heights is getting there, and Activision has reportedly ditched this year's Call of Duty single-player component in favour of a battle royale mode. Oh, and The Division studio Massive is also reportedly working on a battle royale title. The world has gone battle royale crazy!

...and that's not to mention the long list of other battle royale games, either in-development or already available. Check out a list of them here.